Harper PoV
I cannot believe what just happened.
This is a nightmare!
I feel disembodied, watching everything unfold in slow motion. Mila falling on the ground… me screaming like crazy… Big Jake cursing… Blood pouring out…
I cannot breathe, my throat is closed, cutting off air…This is fear with capital F. I have never felt this raw fear before. I am paralyzed by it… Paralyzed by the fear of this being real… the fear of losing my friend… the fear of being next.
It takes me a few seconds before the reality settles in, and I fall to my knees next to Mila, screaming her name.
I try to put pressure on her wound, screaming like a maniac.
“Stay with me, Mila! Stay with me!”
“Big Jake, Call 911. Now!”
“Mila, open your eyes. Please, Mila!”
Mila opens her eyes and stares at me, her eyes bl
